Eating too much bacon, hot dogs, hot dogs, canned meat or luncheon meat — meat that has been treated in some way to preserve or flavor it — is bad for your health, according to experts.
A number of studies have found correlations between processed meat and various forms of meatCancer, likeheart diseaseIndiabetes. But experts cited in a June 30, 2019, NBC News article noted that it is not clear what amount of processed meat is safe and whether the type of processed meat makes a difference in terms of risk. For example, studies do not distinguish between red processed meat and white processed meat, such as turkey or chicken, or between meat with nitrates and meat without nitrates.
“Current evidence suggests that the higher the intake of processed meat, the greater the risk of chronic disease and mortality,” he saysFrank Hu, Fredrick J. Stare Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology and Chairman ofDepartment of Nutritionat Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He added that eating a small amount of processed meat occasionally, such as once or twice a month, is unlikely to significantly harm health.
Read the NBC News article:What exactly is processed meat? And how much can you safely eat?
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